After 16 days of suspension during the Spring Festival, three locks in the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal officially resumed navigation. According to reports, the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal is a backbone waterway in the Yangtze River Delta high-grade waterway network, with a total length of 239 kilometers. The Shaoxing section is constructed according to the standard of Grade IV waterway, which can navigate 500-ton ships. There are three locks, Tangjiao, Dazhao and Tongming, all in Shangyu District. Cargo ships shuttling through the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal mainly transport yellow sand and stones.
"Our cargo ships are empty, hoping to arrive at Ningbo Port one day earlier and transport coal to Shaoxing one day earlier." Tie Guoyou, who lives in Yuecheng District, said that it is now convenient and fast for ships to pass through the lock, and there is no charge.
Reporters at Tangjiao Lock saw dozens of cargo ships of different tonnage parked neatly in the anchorage area not far from the lock. "Open the gate!" As soon as the staff gave the order, the two gates slowly rose. Five minutes later, the channel turned green and the cargo ships lined up in a "one" shape to pass through the lock. On the first day of the resumption of navigation in the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal, more than 170 ships passed through the three locks of Tangjiao, Dazhao and Tongming in the Shaoxing section. Early in the morning, Shangyu District Lock Company organized personnel to send a bowl of steaming Glutinous Rice Balls to every "boat boss", wishing everyone a pleasant journey and a new start in the New Year.
According to reports, the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal is a backbone waterway in the Yangtze River Delta high-grade waterway network, with a total length of 239 kilometers. The Shaoxing section is constructed according to the standard of Grade IV waterway, which can navigate 500-ton ships. There are three locks, Tangjiao, Dazhao and Tongming, all in Shangyu District. According to statistics, in 2022, the traffic volume of the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal reached 15.53 million tons, down 7% from the same period last year, with a total of 50,700 cargo ships shuttling on the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal. "It is mainly affected by the epidemic situation and the rectification of the sea sand market in Ningbo, resulting in a decline in the volume of traffic through the gate." Zheng Jianzhi, general manager of Shangyu Hangyong Canal Lock Operation Co., Ltd., told reporters that, however, with the strong recovery of the economy, people are full of confidence in this year's water transport market. Cargo
ships shuttling through the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal mainly transport coal, yellow sand, gravel and clinker , accounting for 61.64% of the total last year. He Ligen, 58, who lives in Donghu Street, Yuecheng District, has been running freight on the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal for 39 years. "From the 12-ton cement slurry machine ship to the 300-ton steel plate ship, with the navigation conditions of the Shaoxing section of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal getting better and better, the freight volume is getting bigger and bigger." He Ligen told reporters.
In order to fully tap the potential of canal shipping and cultivate the water transport market, Shangyu District has formulated and continuously improved the management system of ship lockage, explored and reformed the dispatching mode of ship lockage, timely extended the operation time of ship lockage, exempted lockage fees, and promoted the standardization and institutionalization of equipment and facilities management and maintenance. "Next, we will put safety in the first place, dispatch and command scientifically, make every effort to ensure the orderly and smooth operation of the lock after the resumption of navigation, serve the economic and social development of Shaoxing with full horsepower, and build the Shaoxing section of the Hangyong Canal into a" golden waterway "as soon as possible." Zheng Jianzhi said.
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